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Writing a Personal Statement
Tuesday 23rd June 2015
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9 days to go!
• EPQ deadline is Wednesday 24th June– If you have applied to complete the EPQ, please attend a meeting in the Sixth Form Study room this THURSDAY 25th June at LUNCHTIME
– This will provide you with a further insight into the course.
– Failure to turn up will prevent you being allowed onto the course in September
• Head Boy/ Girl short‐listing will commence this week and those selected for interviews will be informed
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Applying to university
• More than 592,000 people applied for university this year
• 2% more than in 2014• Roughly 35% of all 18‐year‐olds applied• Length of Personal Statement – up to 4,000 characters or 47 lines of text (including spaces and blank lines)
• Make sure you don’t copy – UCAS software detects any similarities and this could jeopardise the application
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Why is the Personal Statement so important?
• At least two thirds of your personalstatement should relate to the course
• The personal statement will be seen by allyour choices and could be used as the basisfor an interview, so be prepared to answerquestions on it
• Remember, in most cases, this will be the onlywritten work that the course tutor seesbefore making a decision
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Personal Statement timeline
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Step 1 ‐ Preparation
Start this week!
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Step 2 – What to include
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Step 3 – How to write it
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Work experience
• Include details of jobs, placements, work experience orvoluntary work, particularly if it's relevant to yourchosen course(s). Try to link any experience to skills orqualities related to the course
• Make it clear how long was spent on each placement
• Think about how they demonstrate your personality,skills and abilities. Try to link them to the skills andexperience required for your course(s).
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Top 10 most overused UCAS personal statement opening sentences
1. I am currently studying a BTEC National Diploma in ... (used 464 times)2. From a young age I have always been interested in ... (309 times)3. From an early age I have always been interested in ... (292 times)4. Nursing is a very challenging and demanding career ... (275 times)5. For as long as I can remember I have been fascinated with ... (196 times)6. "Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only” ... (189 times)7. Nursing is a profession I have always looked upon with ... (178 times)8. For as long as I can remember I have been interested in ... (166 times)9. I am an International Academy student and have been studying since ...
(141 times)10. Academically, I have always been a very determined and ... (138 times)
Source UCAS (2013)
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• In the infamous words of James Bond, the name is Bond James Bond…Visiting Universal studios when I was 17 made me want to work in something to do with film…
• I want to be a doctor because I am interested in science and I enjoy helping people. I know this because I am always trying to look for ways to help others, whether it is in the supermarket or the airport. I think medicine is a very challenging career, but the hard work pays off, literally!
• Thank you for reading this Very Personal Statement (for yours and my eyes only!) and hope to please you at the interview and around the lecture theatres and hospitals in a city near you!
• I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice…• I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks,
making them more efficient in the area of heat retention.• I want to be a vet even though loving animals got me into trouble
when I was young
First Impressions count!
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Written too much?
• Judge all the content of your Personal Statement draft by asking the question, does it increase my chances of getting accepted on the course or not?
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